Copyright Resources for Academic Publishing
General Resources and Guides
- University of Chicago Library’s Guide to Copyright-free and Copyright-lenient Images
- Bielstein, Susan M. Permissions, a Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property [e-book]. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006.
- European Public Domain Calculator
- Copyright Term and Public Domain in the United States
- Digital Image Rights Computator
- Visual Resources Association Statement on The Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study
- College Art Association: Intellectual Property and the Arts
- Digital Copyright Slider from the ALA’s Office for Information Technology
- Columbia University Libraries/Information Services: What is Fair Use?
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies Statement on Fair Use including a PDF on Fair Usage Publication of Film Stills
- UMI Copyright Guide
The following resources are for copyright-free or copyright-lenient images. Most image sites include both high and low resolution images, with high quality TIFFs available upon request. Please note that each resource/institution may have specific requirements for attribution or limits on print runs. When in doubt, contact the institution before using the images in your publication.
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Online Copyright-Free or Copyright-Lenient Image Resources
- ARTstor Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) - find images by adding “iap” to your keyword search
- Amsterdam Rijksmuseum (see English language ICONCLASS catalog)
- The British Museum
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
- National Gallery of Art
- UK National Portrait Gallery
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Walters Art Museum
- Yale Center for British Art
- Yale University Art Gallery
Image Resources by Subject
Illustration
- University of Michigan: Historic Illustrations of Art and Architecture
- Lawrence University: Art of the Poster 1880-1918
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Original Illustration Portfolios
- James Madison University: Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (use Guest Login)
Islamic
Medieval
- Index of Christian Art: Romanesque
- Index of Christian Art: Lois Drewer Database
- International Society for the Study of Pilgrimage Art: Peregrinations Photo-bank
Photography
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